The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights.

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Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.

It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and...

It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and...

There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.

There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what...

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what...

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the...

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the...

A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise...

A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise...

I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know...

I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know...

Fairness is what justice really is.

Fairness is what justice really is.

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what...

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what...

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an...

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an...

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the...

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

In fact, a fundamental interdependence exists between the personal right to liberty and the personal...

In fact, a fundamental interdependence exists between the personal right to liberty and the personal...

Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful...

Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an...

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

We are so cleverly manipulated and influenced by the media and establishments on both the...

We are so cleverly manipulated and influenced by the media and establishments on both the...

For a politician to complain about the press is like a ship's captain complaining about...

For a politician to complain about the press is like a ship's captain complaining about...

Media is a word that has come to mean bad journalism

Media is a word that has come to mean bad journalism

Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority...

Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority...

When I played Bobby Fischer, my opponent fought against organizations - the television producers and...

When I played Bobby Fischer, my opponent fought against organizations - the television producers and...